Mario Careaga, an insurance executive from Broward County, was found guilty of DUI manslaughter for his roll in the death of Miami Heat dancer Nancy Lopez-Ruiz in 2010. Careaga was driving after leaving a party at a department store when he struck Lopez-Ruiz, who was parked on the side of the road on her motorcycle. […]
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Brevard County Woman Dies in Suspected DUI Accident
Just before midnight on March 1, 2014, 43-year-old Jennifer Dusan from Merritt Island was driving her 2003 Ford Mustang in Port St. John in Brevard County, Florida when she went to make a turn onto U.S. 1. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Dusan lost control of her car and hit a Ford Taurus with […]
Pasco County Man Charged With Manslaughter and BUI after Brother’s Death
Jeffery Griffin, also known as Jeremy, was arrested earlier in February for manslaughter and boating under the influence, six months after the death of his brother in a boating accident. Griffin, a member of a prominent Pasco County political family, allegedly hit a marker with his boat over Labor Day weekend. His younger brother, Joshua […]